Chicago Latino Film Fest takes cinephiles to Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba and beyond

About this episode

The episode discusses the Chicago Latino Film Festival, highlighting its significance and the films showcased this year.

The Chicago Latino Film Festival is underway in the Lakeview neighborhood. The two week event spotlights more than 80 titles from around the world- and it’s the largest and longest-running festival dedicated to showcasing work by Latino filmmakers in the United States. This year’s event comes at an intensely political time for some filmmakers and their subjects. HOST: LANE

People in this episode

Host: LANE

Topics covered

• film festival
• Latino filmmakers
• political themes
• international cinema
• cultural events

Keywords

• Chicago Latino Film Festival
• Lakeview
• Latino filmmakers
• political cinema
• international films

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Latino Film Festival

Places: Lakeview, United States

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